Outskirts of Town
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| Released | August 10, 1993 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 41:22 | |||
| Label | Curb | |||
| Producer | Mark Miller, Mac McAnally; "The Boys and Me" dance mix produced by Brian Tankersley | |||
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Outskirts of Town is the tenth studio album by American country music band Sawyer Brown, released in 1993 on Curb Records. The third and final album of their career to receive RIAA gold certification, it produced four hit singles on the Billboard country charts: "Thank God for You" (the band's third and final #1), "The Boys and Me" (#4), the title track (#40), and "Hard to Say" (#5). A dance mix of "The Boys and Me" is also included as a bonus track.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Boys and Me" | Mac McAnally, Mark Miller | 3:23 |
| 2. | "Farmer Tan" | Gregg Hubbard, Miller | 4:07 |
| 3. | "Outskirts of Town" | Duncan Cameron, Hubbard | 3:41 |
| 4. | "Thank God for You" | McAnally, Miller | 3:18 |
| 5. | "Listenin' for You" | Hubbard, Miller | 2:56 |
| 6. | "Eyes of Love" | Cameron, Hubbard, Miller | 3:06 |
| 7. | "Hard to Say" | Miller | 3:24 |
| 8. | "Drive Away" | Miller, Bill LaBounty | 3:47 |
| 9. | "Heartbreak Highway" | Miller, John Flannigan | 2:34 |
| 10. | "Love to Be Wanted" | Miller, Bill Shore | 2:31 |
| 11. | "Hold On" | Hubbard | 3:30 |
| 12. | "The Boys and Me (Dance Remix)" | McAnally, Miller | 5:05 |
Personnel
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- Duncan Cameron – electric, acoustic and resonator guitars, mandolin, backing vocals
- Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard – keyboards, background vocals
- Mark Miller – lead vocals, producer
- Jim Scholten – bass guitar
- Joe "Curley" Smyth – drums, percussion
- Additional musicians
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Sam Bush – mandolin
- Roger Hawkins – drums, percussion
- James Hooker – keyboards
- Roy Huskey, Jr. – upright bass
- Mike Lawler – synthesizer
- Mac McAnally – acoustic guitar, producer
- Terry McMillan – harmonica
- Dana McVicker – duet vocals on "Drive Away"
- Jay Dee Maness – pedal steel guitar
- Matt Rollings – piano
Chart performance
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[5] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[6] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Sawyer Brown Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ^ "Sawyer Brown Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Sawyer Brown – Outskirts of Town". Music Canada. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- ^ "American album certifications – Sawyer Brown – Outskirts of Town". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
External links
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